November 25, 2002
Signed David Doster (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dosteda01.shtml) as a free agent. Traded players to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors) to the Detroit Tigers (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2002.shtml). Received Randall Simon (http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simonra01.shtml). The Pittsburgh Pirates (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/2003.shtml) sent Roberto Novoa (http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/novoaro01.shtml) (December 16, 2002) and Kody Kirkland (minors) (May 24, 2003) to the Detroit Tigers (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2003.shtml) to complete the trade.

3 players for Randall Simon? Novoa was later used to get Farnsworth, who got the Tigers Miner and Colon.

December 20, 2002
Traded Chris Young (http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngch03.shtml) and Jon Searles (minors) to the Montreal Expos (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/2002.shtml). Received Matt Herges (http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hergema01.shtml).

July 23, 2003 (Standings (http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/standings.cgi?date=2003-07-23)) Traded Aramis Ramirez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramirar01.shtml), Kenny Lofton (http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loftoke01.shtml), and cash to the Chicago Cubs (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2003.shtml). Received a player to be named later, Jose Hernandez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernajo01.shtml), and Matt Bruback (minors). The Chicago Cubs (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2003.shtml) sent Bobby Hill (http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillbo01.shtml) (August 15, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/2003.shtml) to complete the trade.

Traded Lawton and CASH to their division "rivals" Cubs for Jody Gerut. Who has done NOTHING for the Pirates

Traded Redman for Jonah Bayliss (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7582) because they thought it was a good idea to pick up Sean Casey and his $8.5 million salary.

They gave the largest contract in their history for a free agent to Jeromy Burnitz for $6 million (how sad is that?) and he has been BRUTAL. They also gave $4 million to Joe Randa this year.

The second Marte trade isn't looking that great because he can't get out Lefties and he has a 1.45 WHIP.

Jason Bay-Brian Giles seems like a fair trade now that Oliver Perez sucks and isn't in the rotation, and he pulled a fast one on KW with Ritchie.

Conclusion; Littlefield sucks.

LuvSox

06-27-2006, 11:52 PM

That's a lot of research. All of us here at Pirates Interactive thank you.

santo=dorf

06-27-2006, 11:53 PM

That's a lot of research. All of us here at Pirates Interactive thank you.
Actually, I looked it up awhile ago on baseball-reference and figured now would be the good time to post it. :redneck

beckett21

06-27-2006, 11:59 PM

That is quite an impressive resume. :o:

QCIASOXFAN

06-28-2006, 12:16 AM

:o: I think thats called pullin all the wrong strings

Thome25

06-28-2006, 06:02 AM

The pirates have a couple of relief pitchers worth looking at. Maybe we could get one for Ross Gload, a bag of balls, and a Magglio Ordonez bobble head.

Hitmen77

06-28-2006, 08:15 AM

Unbelievable.

I still can't believe the Pirates gift-wrapped the '03 division title to their rivals the Cubs with that Ramirez and Lofton for Bobby Hill deal. Was Littlefield watching too much Cubs on WGN and starting to believe the hype about Hill?